步斗踏罡
bù​dǒu​tà​gāng

to worship the astral deities

  • created reference approved 步斗踏罡 → 步罡踏斗 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步斗踏罡 bù​dǒu​tà​gāng

    步罡踏斗 bù​gāng​tà​dǒu

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 步斗踏罡 · bù​dǒu​tà​gāng · to worship the astral deities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    步斗踏罡

    bù​dǒu​tà​gāng

    to worship the astral deities

    (idiom) to perform Daoist ritual dance or movements to communicate with the stars and spirits; specifically used by Daoist priests when setting up an altar

    步 (literal) → 步 · bù · to walk 斗 (literal) → 斗 · dǒu · Big Dipper 踏 (literal) → 踏 · tà · to step on 罡 (literal) → 罡 · gāng · [stars]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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